ADL Notes Revision of Textbook Blaming Jews for Jesus' Death
schlag Muffs, ADL's pro-
gram coordinator, offending
passages in the text, "The
Story of Man's Past," by
Edith Ware, "blamed Jews
for the crucifixion of Jesus
and gave a distorted picture
of the Jewish community and
its religious practices at the
time of the origin of Christi-
anity."
Emphasizing t h a t ADL
studies had traced the roots
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struction, Mrs. Muffs said
that the League was "pleased
and encouraged" by the co-
operation of the publishers,
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NEW YORK—A nationally
distributed textbook which
could induce or reinforce an-
ti-Semitic attitudes in school
children has been revised by
the publisher as the result
of representations made by
the Anti-Defamation League
of Bnai Brith and New Mil-
ford, N.J., public school au-
thorities.
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their possession.
The following is an exam-
ple of the change effected
by the revision.
A paragraph in the orig-
inal version read:
"Neither did the Jews
want any further disturbance
in their country. Since they
had already had trouble
with the Romans, any fur-
ther disorder might bring
s e v ere punishment from
Rome. Therefore, the Jew-
ish leaders, who were the
church officials, were not
happy about the people be-
coming so excited over the
teachings of Jesus. This
could bring nothing but trou-
ble, they thought. Something
must be done about this man
whose preaching was so dis-
turbing to the peace. There-
fore, with Pilate's permis-
sion, Jesus was crucified."
The revised text reads:
"At the time of the Jewish
religious festival of Passover,
Jesus and his followers trav-
eled to Jerusalem to observe
the holiday. Many Jews gath-
ered in Jerusalem at this
time of year, and large
crowds formed throughout
the city. All signs of un-
usual excitement made the
Roman rulers fearful of re-
volt. When Pontius Pilate
heard that Jesus was being
hailed by his followers as a
messiah, he became con-
vinced that this would lead
to trouble for the Romans.
Something must be done
about this man whose preach-
ing was so disturbing to the
peace. Therefore, following
Pontius Pilate's orders, Je-
sus was arrested and exe-
cuted."
The original version, the
ADL said, was typical of a
pattern of faulty scholar-
ship, inaccuracy, omission
and partial truth which per-
petuates and presents as
facts ingrained myths and
beliefs that critical New
Testament scholars have long
abandoned.
The book was brought to
the attention of the ADL's
New Jersey regional office
by David E. Owens, super-
intendent of the New Mil-
ford public school system,
after a member of the local
board of education reported
that Jewish parents had in-
dicated their concern.
Owens, who had been un-
aware of the book's contents
since texts for the system
are selected by a special
committee, suggested that
ADL be contacted about the
best way to proceed in the
matter.
Frank Masten, chairman
of the editorial board of Ginn
and Co., acknowledging the
complaint from ADL, ar-
ranged for revisions in a
second printing being plan-
ned which would portray the
Jewish setting for the life
and death of Jesus more ac-
curately.
Labor Dept. Investigates Charge
2 Rabbis Misused Poverty Funds
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The Department of Labor's
Manpower Administration is
investigating "to determine
the facts" in allegations
against two Orthodox rabbis
in New York that they mis-
used federal funds allocated
to help Jewish poor in that
city.
Philip Mason, an informa-
tion officer for the Manpower
Administration, told the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency that
"we're looking into this im-
mediately."
Mason said that under two
contracts made with the
Council of Jewish Manpower
Resources in Brooklyn, the
administration, on Nov. 17,
1972 allocated $496,000 for 200
on-the-job training positions
and that exactly one year la-
ter a second allocation of
$396,000 was made.
According to Mason, the
administration watches per-
formances of the contracts
and "a full audit is done on
all contracts when they are
completed."
Neither of the two contracts
under review have yet been
audited, Mason said. He
pointed out that the contracts
are funded monthly on the
basis of expenditures. He
also said that the contractor
is bonded to protect the fed-
eral government.
The .two rabbis under in-
vestigation by NYC and fed-
eral authorities are Bernard
Weinberger, an administra-
tor in the city's Human Re-
sources Administration, and
R on a l d Greenwald, who
worked for the Nixon re-
election committee in 1972.
Rabbi Weinberger earlier
denied all charges against
him by the federal and New
York City officials. Rabbi
Greenwald, who is reportedly
out of the city, could not be
reached for comment.
It was asserted on a tele-
vision program that at least
$10,000 in manpower funds
had gone to a gasoline sta-
tion and to a limousine serv-
ice, both in the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn as pay-
ment for "training fees." The
program said Rabbi Green-
wald was an officer in both.
businesses.
A second feeral grant re-
portedly being studied is one
for $65,000 to Jewish Ortho-
dox Youth. Rabbi Weinber-
ger is president of JOY and
of the Council of Jewish
Manpower Association.
The grant to JOY, which
was arranged through Mar-
vin Schick, a former Lindsay
administration c o n s u itant,
was designed to help Hasidic
youth gain admission to sec-
ular colleges.
Kollek Re-Elected
Jerusalem Mayor
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Ted-
dy Kollek was elected to a
third term as mayor of Je-
rusalem at the first session
of the City Council, with 29
voting in his favor and two
abstaining.
Unlike the outgoing coun-
cil, this council is not based
on a wall-to-wall coalition,
but has two opposition mem-
bers, one of the Merchants
List and the other of the In-
dependent Liberals.
However, the new council,
just like the previous one, en-
ables Kollek to govern the
capital with relative ease. In
his first speech to the new
council, Kollek said that
within the framework of "a
unified Jerusalem, the capi-
tal of Israel," one had to al-
low the Arabs a considerable
degree of political and social
responsibility.
"The tolerant policy toward
the Arabs," he said, "proved
to be the only correct policy."
Good manners are made up
of petty sacrifices. —Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
Nixon Names Jew to Succeed Klein
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Ken W. Clawson, formerly a
newswriter in Ohio, Michigan
and for the Washington Post,
has been promoted by Presi-
dent Nixon from deputy di-
rector of communications for
the executive branch to com-
munications director to the
President.
In this capacity, Clawson,
37, who is Jewish, now man-
ages the office formerly
headed by Herbert G. Klein,
who left it last summer to
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